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MeSH Heading: Bronchial Thermoplasty
Tree Number(s): E02.808.750.500.500; E04.014.760.500.500
Unique ID: D000074060
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000074060
Scope Note: Thermal destruction of the excess bronchial SMOOTH MUSCLE tissue with heat delivered through a catheter assembly attached to a BRONCHOSCOPE. It is often used to control BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY in severe ASTHMA for better AIRWAY MANAGEMENT.
Previous Indexing: Catheter Ablation (2005-2017)
Public MeSH Note: 2018
History Note: 2018
Date Established: 2018/01/01
Date of Entry: 2017/07/11
Revision Date: 2018/06/30

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